Building Blocks Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. The most effective way to prevent the spread of infection
  2. 4. A bacterial wound _________ is a diagnostic investigation used to guide antibiotic therapy
  3. 8. A systemic symptom of infection where the body’s temperature is elevated
  4. 9. A thick yellow coloured exudate
  5. 11. Another word for swelling
  6. 14. Type of cleansing solution used to kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms
  7. 16. Type of dressing with broad-spectrum activity that can inhibit or kill microorganisms
  8. 18. Thick, slimy, glue-like substance covering a wound surface
  9. 20. A microorganism that can cause disease
Down
  1. 1. The responsible management and appropriate use of antibiotics
  2. 2. Yellow coloured wound tissue
  3. 5. The ability of bacteria to resist the effects of antibiotics
  4. 6. Tissue which grows above the wound surface
  5. 7. A technique used to prevent cross-infection when performing a wound dressing
  6. 10. Tissue that bleeds easily and can be associated with infection and inflammation
  7. 12. The volume of this can increase with infection
  8. 13. A word used to describe the removal of devitalised (non-viable) tissue - exudate - foreign bodies and microorganisms from a wound or periwound skin
  9. 15. Another word for redness of the periwound skin
  10. 17. The inappropriate or incorrect use of antibiotics
  11. 19. Abbreviation for equipment used to protect health care workers from infection